ACL, PCL Ligament Tear
Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a surgery designed to restore knee stability and strength after the ligament has been torn. The remnants of the torn ligament must be removed and replaced with another ligament from your body or with tissue from a cadaver.
The knee is a hinge joint where the femur, or thighbone, meets the tibia, or shinbone. This important joint is held together by these four ligaments, which connect bones to one another:
- 1. anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
- 2. medial collateral ligament (MCL)
- 3. lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
- 4. posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
